A North Carolina man received life in federal prison without parole for kidnapping and murdering a woman from South Carolina.
According to a June 22 U.S. Department of Justice news release, Daniel Glen Printz, 59, of Bostic, N.C., pleaded guilty to the kidnapping and murder of Edna Suttles, 80, of Travelers Rest, S.C.
“Printz is a monster who has a long history of targeting, kidnapping and killing women - causing unimaginable loss to his victims and their families,” U.S. Attorney Corey F. Ellis for the District of South Carolina said, according to the release. “He has earned every day of his life sentence, and our communities are safer with him in a prison cell. We are grateful that the court delivered justice today, and we hope it provides some measure of comfort for the victims’ families.”
According to the release, Printz traveled to Travelers Rest and met Suttles at the Food Lion grocery store before the pair commuted together back to Suttle's home. Later that day, Printz and Suttles went back to the store parking lot where a surveillance video recorded Printz transferring a sedated Suttles from her vehicle into his. Printz then drove Suttles' vehicle to a hotel parking lot that was near the grocery store. There, another surveillance camera revealed him sanitizing the interior and exterior of the automobile. Printz then drove Suttles back to his home in Bostic.
“Printz’s violence against women is reprehensible, and he earned the court’s severe penalty for his crimes," FBI Columbia field office’s Special Agent in Charge Susan Ferensic said, according to the release. "The sentence will never bring back the victims, but it’s our hope that the victims’ friends and families find peace in the memories of their loved ones.”
According to the release, after Suttles' coworkers called the police when she didn't report to work the next morning, authorities searched Printz's home, where they discovered various personal belongings of Suttles, including her car keys, debit card, jewelry and pocketbook. They also identified a yogurt cup that was opened and a forensic lab analysis confirmed that the cup was laced with lorazepam, tramadol and cyclobenzaprine. Printz led authorities to Suttles' buried body May 16 in Rutherford County, N.C..
Shortly after, investigators found evidence that connected the defendant to the disappearance and deaths of Nancy Rego, Delores Sellers and Leigh Goodman. Printz admitted to his connection to the three women's disappearances and deaths, the release reported.
“This case is the model for how local, state and federal agencies should continuously work together for the purpose of bringing forth justice," Greenville County South Carolina Sheriff Hobart Lewis said in the release. "I firmly believe that if it weren’t for the collaborative efforts than this narcissistic man would have continued targeting and preying on innocent woman before taking them from their loved ones. I am so thankful for the men and women who worked tirelessly to get Mr. Printz out of society and behind bars for the rest of his life.”
According to the release, Printz's criminal record includes a 1997 Michigan conviction for kidnapping a woman, where he received a 13- to 30-year state prison sentence. He was released in 2009, and his parole ended two years later.
The release states Printz also has a firearm procession conviction, as well as assault and battery.
According to the release, Printz was sentenced to life in prison after accepting his guilty plea deal earlier that day. Printz waived any right to overturn his conviction or sentence by accepting his plea deal. There is no possibility of parole in the federal system.
